Long way back
Boorman, Charley2017
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On February 16th 2016, motorcycle adventurer Charley Boorman suffered a major road traffic accident in Portugal. Having spent the better part of his life on some form of motorbike, his world came crashing down after he was knocked off a Triumph Tiger Explorer, smashing his right ankle and causing severe damage to his left fibia and tibia. It was unclear if he would ever walk properly again, let alone ride a motorbike. Moving between past and present, this book recounts Charley's journey back of recovery, the ambulance ride, the numerous operations in a Portuguese hospital, the medivac aircraft flight back to London. In alternating chapters, as his inability to walk for several months provokes introspection, Boorman recounts his childhood, where his passion for motorbikes began, and the formative influences in his life.
Main title:
Long way back / Charley Boorman with Jeff Gulvin.
Author:
Boorman, Charley, authorGulvin, Jeff, 1962-, author
Imprint:
Basingstoke, Hampshire : AA Publishing, 2017.
Collation:
319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Illustration on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780749578503 (hbk. :)
Local class:
B/BOOR
Language:
English
BRN:
2225830